Archives for January 2017

I write a lot on this old blog about my experiences in adoption...
the awesome and the ugly
the expected and the unexpected.
Hank had a conversation with Madeline the other day about her birth family..
as I've written before Madeline has a difficult time processing her loss
she feels Read More >>

Madeline has become very interested in cooking over the past 2 years
she decided she wanted to make her own birthday cake this year so that is just what we did!
Rainbow cake was her choice
so of course I googled "rainbow cake" and found an awesome recipe
cooking selfie:)
six Read More >>

10 years old
I know we all say we can't believe it but it happened!
Madeline is officially 10....yikes!!
this is one of the very first pictures I saw of her...
even then I could tell she was contemplating much, just look at those eyes taking it all in
the uncertain set of her Read More >>

My mother's older sister passed away last week
growing up our families spent a lot of time together
our grandparents had 11 grandchildren from their 3 daughters...
needless to say our grandparents house was the happening place on the weekends:)
My memories of my mother and her sisters Read More >>

I have been thinking a lot about my purpose here on this earth with New Years resolutions and such....I have been raising kiddos for many years yet I still feel that I am not "enough" much of the time. Why is that??
As I think through purpose I know deep in my soul that God calls each of us Read More >>

It's our first snow day of 2017 and the kids are out of school:)
I had to bribe them to pose for me on the way out, they were ready to go!
the first snow angel of the year
gathering snow for snowcream:)
while I love a good snow day I hope we don't get many haha!!
in Tennessee Read More >>

Allie turned 29 on New Years Day:)
I cannot believe my first baby will be 30 next year!!!
~am I really that old???~
We celebrated by going to eat at one of her favorite restaurants that is open on New Years
we can barely fit into their largest booth
Madeline and Janie were Read More >>